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Nigeria survey questionnaire

NigeriaPolls panel pulse: [Staff test] Household costs and coping

Asked of: registered panel members.

Status
Closed
Fieldwork
22 Oct 2026 to 5 Nov 2026
Mode
Online panel survey, answered on a phone link
Questions
18
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  1. Q1. In the last month, has your household's spen...
  2. Q2. Compared with 3 months ago, how have the pri...
  3. Q3. About how much did you pay per litre of petr...
  4. Q4. In the last 7 days, were there times when yo...
  5. Q5. Still thinking of the last 7 days, on how ma...
  6. Q6. In the last 7 days, on how many days did you...
  7. Q7. In the last 7 days, on how many days did you...
  8. Q8. In the last 7 days, on how many days did you...
  9. Q9. What does your household mainly use for elec...
  10. Q10. Yesterday, about how many hours did you have...
  11. Q11. About how much did your household spend last...
  12. Q12. In the last 3 months, did your household cha...
  13. Q13. Compared with 3 months ago, is your househol...
  14. Q14. Compared with 3 months ago, is your househol...
  15. Q15. Looking ahead to the next 3 months, do you e...
  16. Q16. In the last 3 months, has anyone in your hou...
  17. Q17. Which one cost worries your household most r...
  18. Q18. What one thing would help your household mos...
Q1Single choice

In the last month, has your household's spending on food and transport gone up, stayed about the same, or gone down?

  1. Up a lot
  2. Up a little
  3. About the same
  4. Down a little
  5. Down a lot
  6. Don't know
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PollsAfrica (2026). Question 1, NigeriaPolls panel pulse: [Staff test] Household costs and coping [Survey question]. "In the last month, has your household's spending on food and transport gone up, stayed about the same, or gone down?" https://pollsafrica.com/questions/pa-test-costs-ng-2026-10#q4

Q2Single choice

Compared with 3 months ago, how have the prices of the foods your household buys most (for example rice, beans, garri, maize, yam) changed?

  1. Much higher
  2. A bit higher
  3. About the same
  4. Lower
  5. Don't know
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PollsAfrica (2026). Question 2, NigeriaPolls panel pulse: [Staff test] Household costs and coping [Survey question]. "Compared with 3 months ago, how have the prices of the foods your household buys most (for example rice, beans, garri, maize, yam) changed?" https://pollsafrica.com/questions/pa-test-costs-ng-2026-10#q5

Q3Number

About how much did you pay per litre of petrol the last time you or your household bought it? (naira)

Answer in ₦.

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PollsAfrica (2026). Question 3, NigeriaPolls panel pulse: [Staff test] Household costs and coping [Survey question]. "About how much did you pay per litre of petrol the last time you or your household bought it? (naira)" https://pollsafrica.com/questions/pa-test-costs-ng-2026-10#q6

Q4Number

In the last 7 days, were there times when your household did not have enough food, or enough money to buy food? If so, on how many days did your household rely on less preferred or less expensive food? (0 to 7)

The respondent gives a number.

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PollsAfrica (2026). Question 4, NigeriaPolls panel pulse: [Staff test] Household costs and coping [Survey question]. "In the last 7 days, were there times when your household did not have enough food, or enough money to buy food? If so, on how many days did your household rely on less preferred or less expensive food? (0 to 7)" https://pollsafrica.com/questions/pa-test-costs-ng-2026-10#q7

Q5Number

Still thinking of the last 7 days, on how many days did your household borrow food, or rely on help from a friend or relative? (0 to 7)

The respondent gives a number.

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PollsAfrica (2026). Question 5, NigeriaPolls panel pulse: [Staff test] Household costs and coping [Survey question]. "Still thinking of the last 7 days, on how many days did your household borrow food, or rely on help from a friend or relative? (0 to 7)" https://pollsafrica.com/questions/pa-test-costs-ng-2026-10#q8

Q6Number

In the last 7 days, on how many days did your household limit portion sizes at mealtimes? (0 to 7)

The respondent gives a number.

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PollsAfrica (2026). Question 6, NigeriaPolls panel pulse: [Staff test] Household costs and coping [Survey question]. "In the last 7 days, on how many days did your household limit portion sizes at mealtimes? (0 to 7)" https://pollsafrica.com/questions/pa-test-costs-ng-2026-10#q9

Q7Number

In the last 7 days, on how many days did your household restrict what adults ate so small children could eat? (0 to 7)

The respondent gives a number.

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PollsAfrica (2026). Question 7, NigeriaPolls panel pulse: [Staff test] Household costs and coping [Survey question]. "In the last 7 days, on how many days did your household restrict what adults ate so small children could eat? (0 to 7)" https://pollsafrica.com/questions/pa-test-costs-ng-2026-10#q10

Q8Number

In the last 7 days, on how many days did your household reduce the number of meals eaten in a day? (0 to 7)

The respondent gives a number.

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PollsAfrica (2026). Question 8, NigeriaPolls panel pulse: [Staff test] Household costs and coping [Survey question]. "In the last 7 days, on how many days did your household reduce the number of meals eaten in a day? (0 to 7)" https://pollsafrica.com/questions/pa-test-costs-ng-2026-10#q11

Q9Single choice

What does your household mainly use for electricity?

  1. Grid power
  2. Generator
  3. Solar or inverter
  4. A mix of these
  5. None
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PollsAfrica (2026). Question 9, NigeriaPolls panel pulse: [Staff test] Household costs and coping [Survey question]. "What does your household mainly use for electricity?" https://pollsafrica.com/questions/pa-test-costs-ng-2026-10#q12

Q10Single choice

Yesterday, about how many hours did you have grid electricity?

  1. None
  2. Under 4 hours
  3. 4 to 11 hours
  4. 12 to 19 hours
  5. 20 hours or more
  6. Don't know
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PollsAfrica (2026). Question 10, NigeriaPolls panel pulse: [Staff test] Household costs and coping [Survey question]. "Yesterday, about how many hours did you have grid electricity?" https://pollsafrica.com/questions/pa-test-costs-ng-2026-10#q13

Q11Single choice

About how much did your household spend last month on electricity and on fuel for a generator together? (naira)

  1. Under 5,000
  2. 5,000 to 15,000
  3. 15,001 to 30,000
  4. 30,001 to 60,000
  5. Over 60,000
  6. Don't know
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PollsAfrica (2026). Question 11, NigeriaPolls panel pulse: [Staff test] Household costs and coping [Survey question]. "About how much did your household spend last month on electricity and on fuel for a generator together? (naira)" https://pollsafrica.com/questions/pa-test-costs-ng-2026-10#q14

Q12Multiple choice

In the last 3 months, did your household change how it travels because of cost? Choose all that apply.

  1. Walk more
  2. Use a cheaper kind of transport
  3. Make fewer trips
  4. Share rides
  5. No change
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PollsAfrica (2026). Question 12, NigeriaPolls panel pulse: [Staff test] Household costs and coping [Survey question]. "In the last 3 months, did your household change how it travels because of cost? Choose all that apply." https://pollsafrica.com/questions/pa-test-costs-ng-2026-10#q15

Q13Single choice

Compared with 3 months ago, is your household's total spending on transport higher, the same, or lower?

  1. Higher
  2. About the same
  3. Lower
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PollsAfrica (2026). Question 13, NigeriaPolls panel pulse: [Staff test] Household costs and coping [Survey question]. "Compared with 3 months ago, is your household's total spending on transport higher, the same, or lower?" https://pollsafrica.com/questions/pa-test-costs-ng-2026-10#q16

Q14Single choice

Compared with 3 months ago, is your household's total income higher, about the same, or lower?

  1. Higher
  2. About the same
  3. Lower
  4. Don't know
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PollsAfrica (2026). Question 14, NigeriaPolls panel pulse: [Staff test] Household costs and coping [Survey question]. "Compared with 3 months ago, is your household's total income higher, about the same, or lower?" https://pollsafrica.com/questions/pa-test-costs-ng-2026-10#q17

Q15Single choice

Looking ahead to the next 3 months, do you expect your household's finances to get better, stay the same, or get worse?

  1. Better
  2. About the same
  3. Worse
  4. Don't know
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PollsAfrica (2026). Question 15, NigeriaPolls panel pulse: [Staff test] Household costs and coping [Survey question]. "Looking ahead to the next 3 months, do you expect your household's finances to get better, stay the same, or get worse?" https://pollsafrica.com/questions/pa-test-costs-ng-2026-10#q18

Q16Single choice

In the last 3 months, has anyone in your household lost a job, lost working hours, or lost a source of income?

  1. Yes
  2. No
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PollsAfrica (2026). Question 16, NigeriaPolls panel pulse: [Staff test] Household costs and coping [Survey question]. "In the last 3 months, has anyone in your household lost a job, lost working hours, or lost a source of income?" https://pollsafrica.com/questions/pa-test-costs-ng-2026-10#q19

Q17Single choice

Which one cost worries your household most right now?

  1. Food
  2. Fuel and transport
  3. Electricity
  4. Rent
  5. School fees
  6. Health costs
  7. Airtime and data
  8. Something else
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PollsAfrica (2026). Question 17, NigeriaPolls panel pulse: [Staff test] Household costs and coping [Survey question]. "Which one cost worries your household most right now?" https://pollsafrica.com/questions/pa-test-costs-ng-2026-10#q20

Q18Open text

What one thing would help your household most with costs right now?

The respondent answers in their own words.

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PollsAfrica (2026). Question 18, NigeriaPolls panel pulse: [Staff test] Household costs and coping [Survey question]. "What one thing would help your household most with costs right now?" https://pollsafrica.com/questions/pa-test-costs-ng-2026-10#q21

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